Al-Shabab honorary gold members show support after dissolution of club’s board of directors

RIYADH: Three honorary gold members of Al-Shabab FC were on Monday due to visit the team’s headquarters in a show of support for the playing squad following the dissolution on Sunday of the club’s board of directors by the Saudi Ministry of Sports, Arriyadiyah reported.

Sources close to the club told the Arabic sports daily that Prince Abdulrahman bin Turki bin Abdulaziz, Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and Muhammad Al-Munjim would be meeting with Al-Shabab’s players ahead of their Roshn Saudi League match at Al-Nassr on Tuesday night.

The report also revealed that Khalif Al-Huwaishan, who has been assigned by the ministry to manage Al-Shabab’s affairs until an extraordinary general assembly has been held, visited the club’s HQ on Sunday.

The ministry has set Sunday, Sept. 10 as the date for accepting candidates for the presidency and membership of the board of directors.

Ministry officials attributed the reasons for dissolving the board, which had been in place for just 27 days, to the resignation of four of its members.

Al-Shabab currently sit in 14th position in the Roshn Saudi League with only two points, having drawn with Al-Okhdood and Damac, and lost to Al-Wehda.